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The puff burger
This is an incredibly satisfying bit of fast food. You could make it with large, flat field mushrooms or something similar but, to be...
Prep 10mins Cook 5mins
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Very lemony hummus
You might like to try this hummus in a sandwich with sliced tomatoes and a smear of harissa paste, or with grated carrot and a few torn...
Prep 12hrs Cook 3hrs
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Yellow split pea
A filling and tasty hummus recipe taught on one of our One Day Cookery Courses.
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Asian-inspired coleslaw
This is based on a recipe from Taste: A New Way to Cook, by the marvellous Sybil Kapoor. It's wonderfully aromatic, quite unlike any other...
Prep 10mins
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Aubergine and Courgettes with Rosemary and Fennel Seeds
These aromatic fried vine veg are delicious as part of a summer tapas spread. You can prepare this dish well in advance and keep it in...
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Aubergine and tomato gratin
Serve this hearty bake with a green salad on the side, or precede it with a delicious raw dish, such as fennel, melon and basil.
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Baby Carrot and Broad Bean Risotto
This is a perfect summer supper dish: tender baby carrots and bittersweet broad beans wrapped in a creamy, delicate risotto. If you...
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Baby peas, ricotta and spring onion salad
A stunning, fresh and pretty salad to serve as a starter or light lunch in the summer, when young peas can be popped straight from the pod...
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Barbecued Flatbreads
Enjoy the extra depth of flavour barbecuing brings to these simple flatbreads.
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Barbecued Little Gems
I love cooked lettuce – braised in stock, wilted into a risotto, puréed in soups or, as here, subjected to the fierce heat of the grill...
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Beetroot and walnut hummus
This glorious purple concoction – a revelation for people who claim not to like beetroot, or walnuts come to that – is wonderful with crisp...
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Beetroot pizza
We like this smoky-sweet pizza with a slick of tomato sauce on the base. A good bought tomato sauce or even a tablespoon or two of good...
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Beetroot, goat's cheese and redcurrant salad
Beetroot is one of our favourite roots and is particularly good, post-roasting, in various salad combos with salty cheese.
Prep 10mins
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Broccoli, chilli, cashews
You can make this dish with either calabrese or purple sprouting broccoli; it works well with other greens too. Choose a medium-hot chilli...
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Courgettes with fresh tomato sauce
This is like a very simple version of ratatouille. We like it best served just warm or at room temperature.
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Deep-fried courgette flowers stuffed with ricotta and herbs
This has got to rank as one of the most exquisite and delicious vegetable treats ever – it’s certainly among our all-time favourites. You...
Prep 20mins Cook 2mins
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Glutney
This is one of those marvellous recipes that you’ll turn to again and again. Try it once and you’ll see how easy it is to play around with...
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Grilled beetroot with labneh and dill
Cooking whole beetroot over a hot fire crisps and darkens the skins while sweetening and softening the flesh. I find it works best with new...
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Labneh
Labneh is a fresh Middle Eastern cheese made by hanging whole milk yogurt in muslin until it is as thick as cream cheese, but with a tangy...
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Mexican tomato & bean soup
This fresh, piquant summer soup combines many of the ingredients you might find in a feisty salsa, but in this case they re all souped up...
Prep 15mins Cook 15mins
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New potatoes, asparagus and eggs
New potatoes and asparagus both respond so well to roasting, I often throw them in the oven together. Add some eggs and you've got a...
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Pizza
As Hugh says in River Cottage Everyday, 'There's pizza and there's pizza.' Once you've had a go at this easy dough and baked your first...
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Potato salad with apples and Cheddar
As a kid, when I got home from school I used to snack on apples, Cheddar and mayonnaise. It wasn't conventional and my mother was forever...
Prep 10mins Cook 20mins
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Purple sprouting broccoli with chilli and garlic
Purple sprouting broccoli or PSB is a River Cottage favourite. Our Culinary Director Gelf has shared this tasty recipe, while the...
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Quick Pickled Celery, Chard and Carrot
This is a very tasty way to ensure the more fibrous outer stems from a bunch of celery don’t go to waste; likewise, the stems from a bunch...
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Roast Little Gems with peas, peppercorns, parsley and cream
A recipe by Gill Meller from Roots, Stem, Leaf, Flower. "You can cook lettuce in the same way you cook other leafy green vegetables...
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Roast shoulder of lamb with merguez spices
Lamb shoulder is an underrated cut. Treated to a very long, slow cook with pungent spices, it offers meltingly soft, flavourful meat that...
Prep 15mins Cook 6hrs30mins
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Spring onion bhajis with radish raita
Crisp, light and delicate, these are a far cry from the greasy, lumpy bhajis that can turn up with a dodgy take-away. Served with the...
Prep 20mins Cook 4mins
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Strawberry kefir cheesecake
A gut-friendly twist on a classic dessert. Served with fresh strawberries and topped with cornflowers for an optional pop of colour.
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Tomato bruschetta with blue cheese and confit chilli
Sweet, salty, sharp and punchy - this recipe has it all. You'll need very ripe tomatoes, preferably on the large size: Brandywine, Black...
Prep 10mins Cook 35mins
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